MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1200Z 17 OCT 25 Station: 33.57,-67.84 Latitude: 33.57 Longitude: -67.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1004 -2 21.2 15.1 68 6.2 17.2 313 28 294.0 296.0 290.2 324.9 10.78 1 1000 33 19.6 11.4 59 8.2 14.6 312 30 292.8 294.3 287.8 317.1 8.50 2 950 471 14.9 9.2 69 5.7 11.6 312 33 292.3 293.7 286.8 314.3 7.69 3 900 925 10.3 7.7 84 2.5 8.9 312 33 292.1 293.4 286.5 313.2 7.37 4 850 1397 5.8 5.4 97 0.4 5.6 312 33 292.3 293.4 285.8 311.3 6.63 5 800 1890 2.6 -0.5 80 3.1 1.1 313 32 293.9 294.7 284.4 307.4 4.61 6 750 2409 -0.6 -3.8 79 3.2 -2.0 303 33 295.9 296.6 284.3 307.3 3.84 7 700 2957 -3.9 -6.0 85 2.2 -4.8 297 31 298.2 298.8 284.8 308.7 3.48 8 650 3539 -7.2 -8.9 87 1.8 -7.8 297 33 300.9 301.4 285.3 310.0 2.99 9 600 4158 -11.2 -26.0 28 14.8 -14.5 298 38 303.2 303.3 283.7 305.7 0.77 10 550 4821 -14.4 -26.9 34 12.5 -17.1 300 44 307.0 307.2 285.2 309.6 0.77 11 500 5538 -18.0 -30.7 32 12.7 -20.4 305 54 311.1 311.2 286.4 313.1 0.59 12 450 6317 -23.2 -44.0 13 20.8 -25.5 308 64 314.1 314.1 287.0 314.7 0.17 13 400 7167 -29.5 -49.3 13 19.7 -31.1 310 69 316.6 316.6 287.8 317.0 0.11 14 350 8105 -36.0 -56.4 11 20.3 -37.1 310 73 320.1 320.2 288.8 320.4 0.05 15 300 9169 -37.7 -65.4 4 27.7 -38.8 309 84 332.3 332.3 292.3 332.3 0.02 16 250 10419 -40.6 -69.7 3 29.2 -41.6 307 85 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.8 0.01 17 200 11922 -46.2 -76.8 2 30.6 -47.0 300 69 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.6 0.01 18 150 13799 -53.6 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.0 293 57 377.8 377.8 301.9 377.8 0.00 19 100 16351 -62.2 -86.6 2 24.4 -62.4 298 40 407.6 407.6 306.2 407.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5505.00 m Freezing level: 759.54 mb = 2309.98 m = 7578.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 782.10 mb = 2072.14 m = 6798.29 ft Precipitable water: 0.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.72 % Est. max temperature: 19.44 C = 66.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.92 mb = 768.13 m = 2520.07 ft T: 11.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 17.54 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.52 mb = 1124.19 m = 3688.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.36 C = 66.85 F Cap Strength: -0.22 C Lifted Index: 1.22 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.12 C Showalter Index: 3.45 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.88 C Cross Totals Index: 23.43 C K Index: 27.11 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 185.43 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.31 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 229.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.57 mb = 1151.98 m = 3779.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.57 mb = 1199.29 m = 3934.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 530.57 mb = 5091.29 m = 16703.49 ft B at Equ Level: 228.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 370.57 mb = 7704.15 m = 25275.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 304.2 at 37.7 knts Storm direction: 334.2 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 1.5 tot: 1.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 0.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.2 neg: -23.8 tot: -10.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.09 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.6 stream: -0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 27.23 Bulk Shear: 8.41 m/s